Metlan Khairabadਮੇਟਲਨ ਖੈਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Metlan Khairabad?

Metlan Khairabad is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029084, and it covers 289 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 974 people in Metlan Khairabad: 502 men and 472 women, living in 211 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 289 hectares, the population density works out to about 337 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 372 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.76 per cent and women at 69.32 per cent. The census recorded 444 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 285 main workers, the largest group, 153, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 87 agricultural labourers and 41 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 159 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Metlan Khairabad's land. Of the village's 289 hectares, 262 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (262 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 159 cultivators and 108 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Metlan Khairabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bagrian, Bhagwanpur, Akala and Pandori.

What is the population of Metlan Khairabad?

The population of Metlan Khairabad was 974 at the 2011 census, living in 211 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Metlan Khairabad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Metlan Khairabad has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.